The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-08-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

Bxby 4 Buck received 10 boxes of Cal
ifornia pears this morning.
MIR. Geo. Savage, of Hotel North, Au
gusta, was in town Saturday on business
Mrs d. b. Corey of Fall River, Mass
is the guest of \. G. Emery and family.
Mrs. NJ. II. French is visiting he
parents in Gardiner for few weeks
Mrs. Vine W. Coburn and Miss Made
Porter are at Ferry Village, Cape Eliza
beth.
Those new fall dress goods Ordway i
selling for 80 cts. yard astonishcs every
one.
Chas. b. Stewart < Co, SO. China, ad
yertise Dirigo Horse and Cattle Powder.
in another column.
Mr.. S. w. Philbrick is officiating at tn,
Second National Bank, as cashier, in tn,
absence of Mr.. Fellows.
The Free High School in Coinylle will
begin on Monday, Aug. both. 1t will be
taught by A, Bcede, Jr.
The selectmen took trip to the south
crn part of the town, Saturday last, to lay
out the Levi S. Narney road.
Rev. Mr.. Wiswell returned last week,
and services were held a. usual a the Is
land Avenue Church last Sunday.
The Skowhegan band went to Fairfield
Saturday afternoon, playing at the races,
and at the skating rink in the evening.
Messrs. James Dealey and son Chas.
accompanied by their wives, passed Il
most delightful week at Pleasant Ridge
Ponds recently.
f. S. Cairns, accompanied by his wife,
is on vacation trip in Northern Somer-
set, and it is probable that he will visit
the city of Quebec in his wandcrings.
Messrs. Jas. Fellows and j. A. Dealy
left Monday morning on their annual
hunting and fishing cruise to Moose
River and vicinity. They will be absent
some two weeks.
MI. 4Nuluuil DulIlh al anu " IIi IVON bllN
train Monday morning for Richmond, to
visit their daughter, Mrs, Henry Felker.
They will also take in the Campmcet-
ing, returning home Saturday night.
Capt. \. c. Tobey and his son Charles
Tobey have taken the contract to build
the Notch road around the bog. Capt.
Tobcy has had much experience in road
building and will doubtless make thor
ough work of it.
Capt w. IL. Cabot arrived on Saturday
nights train from an extended business
trip to the West He is to pass a short
time vacationng with his family here
and will probably make trip across to
Rangeley Lakes this week.
The management state that there are no
bad actors in the "Michael Strogoii' and
Minuet Carnival Company. Every char
acter is in the hands of capable and cX-
pcricnced player. a bad actor stands no
sort of a show in Mr.. Andrews company,
A small crew of railroad men came up
from Watervile Monday, dismantled and
tore up the old ,urn-table, and left
again in the evening. The old car shed
has also been removed. cone by one the
roses fall" 1t will soon be the old
passenger station we trust,
State Deputy labor Commissioner
Campbell of Rockland, was in Skow-
hogan Wednesday last, and left on the
train Thursday morning. lie visited
our mills and factories, and found every
thing running in compliance with the
law, as regards hours of labor ard help
employed and everything in good con-
dition.
Mrs. Geo. w. Halves, who has been
spending great portion of the summer
in Newport, X. l., returned home last
week. On her return journey she tarried
in Boston few days, and among her pur
chases was an elegant Steinway 4 Sons
piano which is, no doubt, one of the
finest instruments in town.
Last week was pretty well filed up by
excursions. On Thursday, 81 persons
availed themselves of the opportunity to
visit Portland Old Orchard and Peaks
Island, at low rate of fare; on Saturday
Sunday, a train was run to Maranacook
carrying large number of people. Now
what we think would take with our peo-
pie would be an excursion to Bar uarbor
The old car sheds recently purchased
by J. +. Pollard, are being moved by
Chas. Luce on to a lot above the Great
Eddy, to be fitted up and used as wool
shop and tannery. Here the extensive
business recently carried on by j. Nos-
mus 4 Co., will be continued by j. +.
Pollard and Marcus l.. Parsons of Corn
Parsons. They will put in large steam
engine and expect to be ready for opera
tivcs in about six weeks
The following members of Company f..
expect to go to Philadelphia as the escort
VI hON. DOuNtll W diltnu lnc tDUSIllu-
tional centennial: Capt. II. NJ. Weston,
Lieut.. A. York, Sergts. J. II. McCone,
N. w. Weston, W. c. Weston g. S.
Trask; Capts. c. T. Ames, W V. Mitchell,
T.. A. Head, Forrest lIerrin, W. b,
Brown; Prvates, +. f. Dinsmore G.. A,
Head w. b. McPheters, q NJ. McPhct-
ers, +. c. Nye, A. q Smith, w. S.
league, +. C. league, C. f. Rochester.
S. j. Bigelow, C. A. Leighton.
The Somerset Central Agricultural
Society will offer $40 in premiums to be
contested for by horses in this vicinity
on the last two days of the annual cattle
show and fair viz, Sept 2lst and end
as follows: Wednesday, first day, min
ute class, purse 500; 81 class, purse
500; running race, purse $50. Thurs
day, second day, 2.42 class, purse 500;
Free for All, purse 500 Except run
ming races, which will be to the back and
half mile heats, all the above races will b,
trotted under the rules of the Nationa
Trotting Association. Entrance fee II